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Registered nurse charged with stealing morphine

ESCANABA – A nurse faces a felony charge after being accused of stealing morphine in June at an assisted living facility in Escanaba. Jenna Leigh Furmanski appeared in person for her arraignment Wednesday in the 94th District Court at the Delta County Courthouse before Judge Steve Parks on ...

No Daily Press on Monday

ESCANABA — With no mail delivery on the federal Columbus Day holiday, the Daily Press will not publish a newspaper Monday. The Daily Press office, however, will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday. The website at https://www.dailypress.net/ will be updated regularly Monday. The ...

Soo Line locomotive gets a bath

GLADSTONE — The No. 730 steam engine that once chugged along the Soo Line Railroad and now sits on a bit of track on the edge of the Canadian National railyard on the outskirts of Gladstone got a cleaning Wednesday, thanks to the nonprofit that supports its maintenance, the City of ...

Welcome for Great Loop canoeist Frank delayed

ESCANABA — The community event to welcome canoeist Peter Frank back home to Escanaba after his Great Loop expedition has been postponed. Prioritizing safety, Frank has paused in central-eastern Wisconsin to wait out dangerous conditions on Lake Michigan. Once the waves subside, he will ...

Kwik Trip to open in Escanaba on Nov. 12

The Upper Peninsula's newest Kwik Trip, going into where Super One grocery store used to be at 501 N. Lincoln Road in Escanaba, is set to open Wednesday, Nov. 12. After exhausting its life as a Super One grocery store in 2017, the property sat vacant before its fate was handed to the City of ...

Access to Daily Press affected by construction

ESCANABA — Visitors to the Daily Press looking to pay subscriptions, buy ads, drop off bingo cards or otherwise do business on premises at 600 Ludington St. recently may have found the front door difficult to reach. Construction on Escanaba's main street to upgrade city infrastructure has ...